article thumbnail

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Our Recent Seed-Stage VC Investments

View from Seed

The internet continues the disintermediation of content creation. Included in our recent investments in this category are both Dunwello (rethinking how employee feedback and reviews are delivered) and a stealthy investment in NYC empowering software engineers. Empowering Content Creators. Step-Function Ad Tech.

article thumbnail

Fintech Companies Redesigning The Financial World

YoungUpstarts

Analyzing in a general way, what appears with much emphasis is a disintermediation movement, in particular the banks. You can also see the reduction or elimination of fees, de-bureaucracy of processes that can be slow with review and release of credit within minutes.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

What Makes an Ideal Leader in a Startup Tech Company?

ReadWriteStart

You may prefer a hands-on approach, guiding all your employees individually and collaborating with them as much as possible, or a hands-off approach, allowing them to function autonomously. You can even use it to inspire and motivate your employees to do a better job—or believe that an aggressive deadline is actually possible.

article thumbnail

Twitter Link Roundup #60 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

The great RockMelt social disintermediation – [link]. Employee Equity: Restricted Stock and RSUs on #mbamondays – [link]. Business plans for entrepreneurs: the three ‘Rs’ – Part I – [link]. Important insight – Harsh Realities From 500 Startups Founders – [link].

article thumbnail

Twitter Link Roundup #149 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

Entrepreneurs Starting Up With Fewer Employees – [link]. Another industry being disintermediated by technology: Gaming Faces Its Archenemy: Financial Reality – [link]. Clayton Christensen: “Disruptive Innovations Create Jobs, Efficiency Innovations Destroy Them” | TechCrunch – [link].

article thumbnail

Greatly Improve Your Real Estate Business By Using Blockchain Technology

YoungUpstarts

Though it is an online entity with thousands of employees and offices around the globe, it serves as a “middleman” for sellers and buyers. Consumers today are expecting a lot more from businesses; they’re demanding transparency, eco-consciousness, disintermediation, as well as upfront and fair pricing.

article thumbnail

Corporate Venture Capital: Obligatory or Oxymoron?

David Teten

Urs Cete, the Head of Bertelsmann Digital Media Investments , notes, “If you think you can provide just money, you will be disintermediated.”. A fund can bring a group of startups that aren’t even part of its portfolio to speak to employees in the relevant business units.